How Arc Warden and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Arc Warden and Shadow Demon win 47.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,100 matches.
Setting up kills with Disruption for Arc Warden’s Spark Wraiths seems powerful, but in reality, the two heroes don't cover each other's weaknesses. Both want to play from a safe distance, resulting in a fragile team composition that is very easy for opponents to run at and overwhelm. There's no natural frontline or reliable lockdown to create space. Shadow Demon's impact is strongest in the early and mid-game, a period where Arc Warden is focused on farming and is not yet ready to fight. By the time Arc Warden is online, the window for Shadow Demon to control the game's tempo has often already closed, leaving the team too far behind.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 45.61% | 171 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.14% | 140 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.64% | ▲ +2.1pp | 1,100 |
| 7.41d | 45.52% | ▲ +1.2pp | 12,058 |
| 7.41c | 44.31% | ▲ +0.1pp | 4,764 |
| 7.41b | 44.20% | — | 6,466 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.